A Bird In Hand Tab

Tuning: DADF#Ad from low to high (Open D)
Capo: 1st fret
 
This tab is based on the solo acoustic arrangement of 'A Bird in Hand' that Mike
Kinsella (a.k.a. Owen) plays live. There are several videos on youtube of him
performing this song, often with slight variations.
 
You can watch a good representative version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcHB3Megc4g
 
There are some time signature changes throughout the song. The rhythm is denoted in the tab, but
you'll have to listen carefully to the song to nail down the timing exactly.
 
A space of two dashes (--) between notes indicates an eighth note. The beginning
and end of each measure is padded with two dashes that are not indicative of any
rhythm.
 
The song is played in Open D tuning (DADF#Ad from low to high) with a capo on
the 1st fret. Fret numbers are given relative to the capo.
 
[Intro]
D |-----------0-----0-------|-----------0-----0-------|
A |-----0-----0-------------|-----0-----0-------------|
F#|--------10----------10---|--------10----------10---| [x2]
D |--------------11---------|--------------11---------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |--0----------------------|--9----------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
D |-----------0-----0-------|-----------0-----0-------|
A |-----0-----0-------------|-----0-----0-------------|
F#|--------10----------10---|--------10----------10---| [x7]
D |--------------11---------|--------------11---------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |--0----------------------|--9----------------------|
 
D |-----------0-----0-------|--------------0-----------|----------------------|
A |-----0-----0-------------|-------0-------------0----|-----------0----------|
F#|--------10----------10---|----------10--------------|--0-------------------|
D |--------------11---------|----11-----------11-------|--------0-------------|
A |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----7----------------|
D |--0----------------------|--9-----------------------|----------------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
D |-----------0----------------|-----0--------0-------------|
A |-----------0----------------|-----0----------------------|
F#|-----0L-0--------------0L---|--0--------------7----------| [x8]
D |-----0h-5--------------0h---|--5L-5L-5/-7--------7-------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------|
D |--5-----------------5-------|--------5/-7----------------|
 
[Verse 2]
D |-----------0-----0-------|-----------0-----0-------|
A |-----0-----0-------------|-----0-----0-------------|
F#|--------10----------10---|--------10----------10---| [x7]
D |--------------11---------|--------------11---------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |--0----------------------|--9----------------------|
 
D |-----------0-----0-------|--------------0-----------|----------------------|
A |-----0-----0-------------|-------0-------------0----|-----------0----------|
F#|--------10----------10---|----------10--------------|--0-------------------|
D |--------------11---------|----11-----------11-------|--------0-------------|
A |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----7----------------|
D |--0----------------------|--9-----------------------|----------------------|
 
[Chorus 2]
D |-----------0----------------|-----0--------0-------------|
A |-----------0----------------|-----0----------------------|
F#|-----0L-0--------------0L---|--0--------------7----------| [x3]
D |-----0h-5--------------0h---|--5L-5L-5/-7--------7-------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------|
D |--5-----------------5-------|--------5/-7----------------|
 
D |-----------0--------|--------------0-----------|----------------------|
A |-----------0--------|-------0-------------0----|-----------0----------|
F#|-----0L-0-----------|----------10--------------|--0-------------------|
D |-----0h-5-----------|----11-----------11-------|--------0-------------|
A |--------------------|--------------------------|-----7----------------|
D |--5-----------------|--9-----------------------|----------------------|
 
[Bridge]
[Part 1] - Repeat x1
 
D |-------------------------|--------0------------|
A |-----------0-------------|---------------------|
F#|--------5----------------|-----------7---------| [x2]
D |-----0-------------------|--------------7------|
A |-------------------------|---------------------|
D |--5----------------------|--5/-7---------------|
 
D |----------------------------|--------0----------|
A |-----------0----------------|-------------------|
F#|--------5--------5----------|-----------7-------|
D |-----0--------------4-------|--------------7----|
A |----------------------------|-------------------|
D |--5-----------5-------------|--5/-7-------------|
 
[Part 2] - Repeat x4
D |-------------------------|--------0------------|
A |-----------0-------------|---------------------|
F#|--------5----------------|-----------7---------| [x3]
D |-----0-------------------|--------------7------|
A |-------------------------|---------------------|
D |--5----------------------|--5/-7---------------|
 
D |----------------------------|--------0----------|
A |-----------0----------------|-------------------|
F#|--------5--------5----------|-----------7-------|
D |-----0--------------4-------|--------------7----|
A |----------------------------|-------------------|
D |--5-----------5-------------|--5/-7-------------|
 
[Part 3] - Repeat x1
 
D |-------------------------|--------------0-----------|----------------------|
A |-----------0-------------|-------0-------------0----|-----------0----------|
F#|--------5----------------|----------10--------------|--0-------------------|
D |-----0-------------------|----11-----------11-------|--------0-------------|
A |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----7----------------|
D |--5----------------------|--9-----------------------|----------------------|
 
[Solo]
D |-----0-------------------|-------------------------------|
A |--------4p-0--4/-5\-4p---|--0--------0-------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-----0--------------0----------|
D |-------------------------|-----0h-5-----2--------0-------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------------|
D |--5----------------------|-------------------------------|
 
D |-----4-------|--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
A |-----0-------|--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
F#|-----0-------|--0--0--0--0--0--0----| [x3]
D |-----0-------|--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
A |-------------|----------------------|
D |--5--5-------|--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
 
[Verse 3]
D |-----------0-----0-------|-----------0-----0-------|
A |-----0-----0-------------|-----0-----0-------------|
F#|--------10----------10---|--------10----------10---| [x7]
D |--------------11---------|--------------11---------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |--0----------------------|--9----------------------|
 
D |--------------0-----------|----------------------|
A |-------0-------------0----|-----------0----------|
F#|----------10--------------|--0-------------------|
D |----11-----------11-------|--------0-------------|
A |--------------------------|-----7----------------|
D |--9-----------------------|----------------------|
 
D |-----------0----------|
A |----------------------|
F#|--------5-------------|
D |-----0----------------|
A |----------------------|
D |--5-------------------|
 
 
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| L   Tied note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
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